"It was, in part, a longing--common enough among the inventors of heroes--to be someone else; to be more than the result of two hundred regimens and scenarios and self-improvement campaigns that always ran afoul of his perennial inability to locate an actual self to be improved."

- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon

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I'm a recent college grad, taking a year off from school to write a novel, although I will continue to occasionally update my webcomic. This fall, I'll be starting medical school.

If you're here because you liked Flowers for Sasha, you should check out some of my favorite webcomics on Smack Jeeves!

Sorry, guys! I need to finish my novel by mid-May so I won't be distracted when school starts, but just so you know, I have every intention of finishing this comic. It's just that I hate multi-tasking because it takes my focus away from everything.

So this comic is going on hiatus until I finish my novel, which I hope to publish so I can become famous. Mwahaha. Then updates will resume, and hopefully I'll get to the end of it all before my third year of med school.

Well... the end of the beginning. It will still be the beginning of it all for these two. ;)

Aaah, post-coital snuggle... and a strawberry. Thanks for the suggestions on the last page! They're sweating because the sex was just that good. Right. No, they're sweating because I wanted to draw sweat dripping from their faces, but the sex was pretty good.

Where did the strawberry come from? Knowing Alex, he probably pulled it out of his ass. If unicorns shit rainbows, Dr. Brodsky shits strawberries. :3

But I still have tomorrow left to make a Valentine's Day picture. Besides, I owe you guys something sexy/romantic for making you wait so long for the lovey dovey stuff.

So tell me what you guys want to see and I'll pick one of your ideas. But tell me soon because I'm going to decide within the next 12 hours!

P.S. It can be vague (e.g. "cupcakes" …although I won't use that one) or really specific; and it can be anything from full-blown sex to innocent hand-holding with a twist. PLEASE GIVE ME IDEAS. Or I'm just going to draw something really lame. Thanks.

EDIT: I've been thinking for a while whether I should address this issue or not, but I finally decided it's the responsible thing to do. A year and a half ago, I wrote a fake article for a gay magazine featuring these two characters, and I was very naive to think it is okay for a gay man to pretend to be single in order to adopt internationally. Although gay couples have done this in the past, it is illegal (whether you agree morally or not) and may lead to stricter adoption policies for other couples. I can't change what I wrote, but I no longer support what Alex and Victor did, and neither would they if I had kept them in character.

@shiekhero: Wow, I'm flattered that you think so well of this comic, and that you've actually been reading the extras! Thanks so much! <333 It really makes all the time I've put into this worthwhile. It's also great to hear that you think this is realistic. If I can make a fairy tale believable, then I guess I'm doing something right. :D

@Catfeather: So glad that this comic can make you smile. Knowing that people enjoy these pages is the reason why this comic is still alive. Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words!